Review: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an ambitious survival game that...
“Good luck, we won’t help you much”. Never has a truer opening statement been said than this surprisingly informal one you receive upon first starting Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. That’s because...
View ArticleReview: The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch is a fantastically impossible port
CDProjektRed impresses once again with the impossible port of The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch. Having previously redefined what a fantasy RPG could be capable of when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt...
View ArticleReview: Darksiders Genesis is co-operative top-down perfection
I don’t think it’d be averse to say that the Darksiders franchise has always been somewhat of a chameleon to its contemporaries. After all, what originally began as a rather stylised and more brutal...
View ArticleFeature: The Witcher 3 on Switch is now a true console competitor
Because getting one of the most celebrated fantasy RPGs ever made onto Nintendo Switch wasn’t enough technical wizardry, a couple of weeks ago developer Saber Interactive released a new patch that...
View ArticleXCOM: Chimera Squad Review: Less intimidating turn-based tactics for newcomers
Having already tied up the turn-based tactics crown with two rebooted XCOM entries and a hefty expansion, perhaps it isn’t too surprising to see Firaxis Games want to branch out and experiment with the...
View ArticleOrcs Must Die! 3 Review: A zany Stadia exclusive that’s business as usual
Following on from the lukewarm reception of Orcs Must Die! Unchained in 2017, developer Robot Entertainment needed a win for this now decade-old tower defense franchise. It’s hoping to find it by...
View ArticleTell Me Why review: Heartfelt teen drama hits all the emotional notes
Just when you thought you’d seen the last of episodic storytelling in video games, developer Dontnod Entertainment is keeping the flame alive with their unique brand of interactive teen dramas. The...
View ArticleMarvel’s Avengers review: Super Single-Player Let Down By Muddled Multiplayer
You know that scene in the first Avengers movie from 2012, where Captain America leaps into the New York bank building without a second’s thought to save a huddle of innocent civilians? Now picture...
View ArticleBaldur’s Gate 3 early access review: A D&D diamond in the rough
In a year when a certain pandemic has made it extremely difficult to gather around a D&D board with friends, Baldur’s Gate III has seemingly arrived just in time – being the next RPG from acclaimed...
View ArticleKing Arthur: A Knight’s Tale early access review: The makings of a new...
History may be written by the victor, but nobody said that the same was true for myths and legends. Developer NeocoreGames knows this, having given the classic Arthurian legend its own dark fantasy...
View ArticleMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Review: An intergalactic superhero adventure...
I knew that developer Eidos Montreal perfectly understood the dynamic between Marvel’s most mismatched superheroes when, almost unannounced, I was watching Drax the Destroyer hurl Rocket Raccoon across...
View ArticleBright Memory: Infinite Review: East meets West in this short but sweet...
You won’t find this mentioned in the official synopsis or website, but I’m inclined to believe that the “Infinite” referenced in this game’s title refers to the amount of arse-kicking badassery it lets...
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